Vegan bougatsa
I spent the week sitting in a large air-conditioned room watching too many powerpoint presentations. On Monday I was fully engaged, still riding the end-of-semester high; Tuesday I did well, too. But...
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One of the things I like (although you could look at this the other way, I suppose) about having co-slept with both children for so many years is that whenever they are feeling vulnerable, or...
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My fingers are double crossed so I don't jinx things, but Night One of the Power Down Plan worked pretty smoothly. L. made some grumbling noises about how powering down his computer each night would...
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One minute perfection
I hope this Monday morning finds everyone in Irene's path safe and sound. We spent Sunday playing "pick up sticks" with the kids outside in the front and back yards (until poor Scott got swarmed by...
View ArticleFeeding frenzy
On Sunday, L.'s friend from elementary school came over for a "hang out date" (L. informed me, make no mistake, that middle school kids do NOT have playdates). This was the first playdate/hang out date...
View ArticlePursuits
It's so hard to let go of a great weekend. Actually, it's hard to let go of any weekend and face the work-week, but when you've had a really good weekend you want to keep hold of it for as long as you...
View ArticleApple of my eye
One of the rooms I always miss the most when we travel away from home is my kitchen. I miss the space of it, and the light coming in through the windows in the morning; I miss how I feel when I'm in...
View ArticleGolden new abundance
I've always found New Year's Day to be a bipolar sort of occasion, marked by extreme opposite ranges of emotions all crowding in for time in the spotlight. Even as a young child, I always felt both the...
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Magical math cookies
Yesterday the weather was amazing--temperatures in the low 60s, and the smell and feel of spring in the air everywhere. Sometimes you can feel the change in the seasons in your bones, or on the ends of...
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Cookie love
The first Valentine's Day Scott and I shared as a married couple, I decided to make an elaborate cookie recipe that I remember took me almost 1/2 day to complete. Looking back, I'm sure the recipe...
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